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Sep

2

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Desegregation in the Cradle of Liberty

African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Desegregation in the Cradle of Liberty</h3> <h4>August 20 &amp; September 3</h4> <p>Boston earned its nickname as the “Cradle of Liberty” by fostering the revolutionary ideals and values that serve as the foundation of this country. As the home to the oldest public school in America, Boston has historically considered access to education as one of these core values. But to whom were those doors open for?</p> <p>Explore Boston's long struggle for equal education, from Prince Hall’s petitions of 1787 through 1976 with the fight for school desegreg

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Sep

8

Reenactment

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Faneuil Hall - Find Your Park Space - Basement of Faneuil Hall

<p>In 1774 Paul Revere and his neighbors in the North End were forced to make difficult and dangerous choices. As sides were drawn, both Patriots and Loyalists labeled the other "enemies to this country."</p> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger for a free 75 minute walk and decide who the real "Enemies to This Country" were in the months before the breakout of the War for Independence.</p> <p>Tours begin inside the Faneuil Hall Visitor Center and end at Old North Church, covering about 0.5 miles.</p> <h2><strong>2026 Season (May 23 - September 27) </strong></h2> <p><strong>Join a Ranger for Enemies to this Country Tour Wednesday through Sunday at 11 am. Additional 2pm tours will be offered May 23 - June 21 and September 9 - 27)</strong></p> <p>*In case of weather, Rangers will offer an

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Sep

9

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Becoming American During the Siege of Boston

Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Becoming American During the Siege of Boston</h3> <h4>July 16 &amp; September 10</h4> <p>During a year under siege, colonists in Boston began to see themselves not as subjects of the crown but as citizens. Discover how a new American identity emerged here in Boston on the eve of the Declaration of Independence. Explore the site of Boston's Mill Pond neighborhood, the home of Rachel and Paul Revere, and the Copps Hill Burying Ground.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point:</strong> Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 0

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Sep

16

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Boston Resists the Fugitive Slave Act

African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>A Man Kidnapped: Boston Resists the Fugitive Slave Act</h3> <h4>August 13 &amp; September 17</h4> <p>On June 2, 1854, more than 1,500 troops marched Anthony Burns down State Street to T wharf where he was taken aboard a steamer bound for Virginia. The arrest, trial, and re-enslavement of Anthony Burns was the last time an enslaver captured and returned a freedom seeker to slavery from Boston.</p> <p>This tour traces paths of resistance by Boston residents as they fought to protect freedom seekers from the Fugitive Slave Act.</p> <p><strong>Meeti

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Sep

23

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Boston, an Underground Railroad Hub

Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Boston: An Underground Railroad Hub</h3> <h4>June 25 &amp; September 24</h4> <p>Did you know that Boston played a central role in the Underground Railroad? Explore the inspiring stories of freedom seekers in the Beacon Hill neighborhood who escaped to Boston, as well as the people, organizations, and historic buildings that gave them refuge.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point:</strong> Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108</p> <p><strong>Final Stop:</strong> Museum of African American History</p> <p><strong>Route Info: </

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Sep

30

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Granary Burying Ground, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Memento Mori: the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds</h3> <h4>October 1 &amp; October 29</h4> <p>While walking through Boston’s Granary Burying Ground, learn what burying grounds meant to the Puritans in the 1600s and other residents of colonial New England. How did the emblems and imagery on gravestones change over time? How have Bostonians of the founding generation been honored and remembered within these burying grounds? On this tour, view gravestones of patriots such as Sam Adams, Paul Revere, and the victims of the Boston Mass

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Sep

30

Reenactment

Faneuil Hall Talk

Great Hall of Faneuil Hall - 2nd Floor of Faneuil Hall

<p>Rangers provide FREE Faneuil Hall talks Wednesday through Sunday at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm. Each talk lasts about 15 minute. No registration is required.</p>

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Oct

7

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Pirate or Patriot?

Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Pirate or Patriot?</h3> <h4>July 2 &amp; October 8</h4> <p>Did you know that colonial Boston was a hub of activity for the most notorious pirates in the 1700s? During this “Golden Age of Piracy” pirates lived in Boston, were imprisoned here, and sometimes executed here. This tour examines the lives of several of the most famous pirates who walked the streets of Boston, including Captain William Kidd, “Black” Sam Bellamy, Ned Lowe, and Willian Fly.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </strong>Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Squar

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Oct

14

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston

Find Your Park Space in the lower level of Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> </div> </div> <div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <h3>The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again: Life in 1776 Boston</h3> <h4>August 6 &amp; October 15</h4> <p>When the sun set on June 17, 1775, General Thomas Gage held the heights outside Charlestown at the cost of roughly 1,000 British casualties. Charlestown lay in ruins, and Boston remained a city under siege. Nine months later British soldiers evacuated Boston as General George Washington and the new Continental

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Oct

21

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717

Find Your Park Space in the lower level of Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Pirates and Puritans: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717</h3> <h4>July 23 &amp; October 22</h4> <p>In 1717, six captured pirates faced trial for piracy in Boston. Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister, condemned piracy but also offered salvation to these six pirates. This tour will explore the moment during which the opposing worlds of Puritan Boston and piracy collided. Walk in the footsteps of the condemned pirates through Boston’s North End where they met their fate.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </strong>Find Your Park Space in the lower

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Oct

28

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Memento Mori, the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds

Granary Burying Ground, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Memento Mori: the Significance of Gravestones and Burying Grounds</h3> <h4>October 1 &amp; October 29</h4> <p>While walking through Boston’s Granary Burying Ground, learn what burying grounds meant to the Puritans in the 1600s and other residents of colonial New England. How did the emblems and imagery on gravestones change over time? How have Bostonians of the founding generation been honored and remembered within these burying grounds? On this tour, view gravestones of patriots such as Sam Adams, Paul Revere, and the victims of the Boston Mass

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Dec

16

Reenactment

Boston Tea Party Reenactment

Old South Meeting House and Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Boston

Annual reenactment of the December 16, 1773 protest in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor. The program features costumed actors rallying at the Old South Meeting House before marching to the waterfront, where participants hurl tea chests into the harbor from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum's replica vessels.

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Earlier This Year

Jun

17

ReenactmentFeatured

Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment and Weekend

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown (Boston National Historical Park)

Annual commemoration of the June 1775 battle featuring living history demonstrations, musket and artillery firings, colonial encampments, and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bunker Hill Monument. Rangers and costumed interpreters recreate scenes from the battle on Breed's Hill in Charlestown.

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Mar

5

Ceremony

Boston Massacre Commemoration

Boston Massacre Site, State Street at the Old State House, Boston

Annual ceremony marking the March 5, 1770 shooting of five colonists by British soldiers. Held at the Boston Massacre site on State Street near the Old State House, the program typically includes historical readings, reenactors portraying key figures such as Crispus Attucks, wreath-laying, and interpretive talks by National Park Service rangers.

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Mar

17

Ceremony

Evacuation Day Celebration

Dorchester Heights Monument, South Boston

Annual commemoration of the British departure from Boston on March 17, 1776, following George Washington's fortification of Dorchester Heights. Events include a parade through South Boston, a wreath-laying ceremony at the Dorchester Heights Monument, and speeches by local officials and historians.

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Apr

Reenactment

Patriots' Day Reenactments and Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere House / Old North Church (Boston) and Lexington Green / North Bridge (Concord)

Massachusetts' official Patriots' Day observances include a reenactment of Paul Revere's midnight ride from Boston's North End to Lexington, dawn battle reenactments on Lexington Green and at the Old North Bridge in Concord, and commemorative programs along the Freedom Trail. Events honor the April 19, 1775 start of the Revolutionary War.

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May

22

Reenactment

The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

Faneuil Hall - Find Your Park Space - Basement of Faneuil Hall

<p>In 1774 Paul Revere and his neighbors in the North End were forced to make difficult and dangerous choices. As sides were drawn, both Patriots and Loyalists labeled the other "enemies to this country."</p> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger for a free 75 minute walk and decide who the real "Enemies to This Country" were in the months before the breakout of the War for Independence.</p> <p>Tours begin inside the Faneuil Hall Visitor Center and end at Old North Church, covering about 0.5 miles.</p> <h2><strong>2026 Season (May 23 - September 27) </strong></h2> <p><strong>Join a Ranger for Enemies to this Country Tour Wednesday through Sunday at 11 am.</strong></p> <p>*In case of weather, Rangers will offer an indoor option in the basement of Faneuil Hall, also known as the "Find Your

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May

22

Reenactment

Bunker Hill: Decisive Day Talks

Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

<h2>Join a Ranger for a Decisive Day Talk!</h2> <p class="">Throughout the summer season, join Park staff or a volunteer outside of the Bunker Hill Lodge for a "Decisive Day Talk." These talks provide an overview of the Battle of Bunker Hill and its memory. Hear the stories of the colonial militiamen who constructed the redoubt where the Bunker Hill Monument stands today. Consider the experiences of British soldiers who sustained substantial casualties in pursuit of this position. Learn about the early inspiration for a Monument to commemorate this early battle of the American Revolutionary War and the individuals and community effort it took to construct.</p> <h2 class="">2026 Season (May 23 - September 27)</h2> <p class=""><strong class="">Tuesday through Sunday at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2

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May

22

Reenactment

Bunker Hill: Muskets, Men, and Liberty Program

Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

<h2>Join a Ranger for a 'Muskets, Men, and Liberty' Program!</h2> <p class="">Who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill? Listen to a ranger dressed in period clothing discuss why three men from different backgrounds stepped onto the battlefield. They each had different ambitions, motivations, and concerns. The program concludes with a musket firing demonstration!</p> <h2 class="">2026 Season (May 23 - September 27)</h2> <p class=""><strong class=""> Saturdays at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.</strong><br /><br />Programs are held outside the Bunker Hill Monument and last approximately 30 minutes.</p>

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May

22

Reenactment

Tour of USS CASSIN YOUNG (DD 793)

USS CASSIN YOUNG sits at the end of Pier 1 of the Charlestown Navy Yard.

<h2>Join a Ranger for a Tour of USS <em class="">Cassin Young</em>!</h2> <p class="">Explore above and below the main deck of USS <em>Cassin Young</em> (DD 793), a Fletcher-class Destroyer that served in the Second World War and throughout the 1950s. Learn how such ships were built and see how the sailors lived, served, and made sacrifices aboard.</p> <p class="">Visitors will be able to see various parts of the ship on the tour, including: the Combat Information Center, the Plotting Room, Officer's Country (or Berthing Area), Ammunition Handling Room, Officer's Mess, Sailors' Berthing Area, Crew Mess, the Galley, Barber shop, and the Bridge.</p> <h2 class="">2026 Season (May 23 - September 27)</h2> <p class=""><strong class="">Tuesday through Sunday at 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.</strong

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May

25

Reenactment

Faneuil Hall Talk

Great Hall of Faneuil Hall - 2nd Floor of Faneuil Hall

<p><span data-teams="true">Rangers provide FREE Faneuil Hall talks Wednesday through Sunday at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm. Each talk lasts about 15 minute. No registration is required.</span></p>

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Jun

24

Reenactment

Historic Town Meeting

Great Hall of Faneuil Hall - 2nd Floor of Faneuil Hall

<p>Join a Park Ranger for a FREE 30 minute interactive program at 2 p.m. in the Great Hall as we recreate a historic meeting. </p> <p>The following town meeting reenactments will be offered throughout the summer:</p> <h3>"Declaring Independence" 1776 Town Meeting</h3> <p>250 years ago, citizens gathered at local town meetings throughout Massachusetts. Each town had to determine if they supported their delegates decision to declare independence from Great Britain. How will Boston vote?  </p> <h3>"Rocking the Cradle" 1854 Town Meeting</h3> <p>In May of 1854 Federal Marshals arrested <a id="CP___PAGEID=6617736,-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm,30335|" href="../../articles/-god-made-me-a-man-not-a-slave-the-arrest-of-anthony-burns.htm">Anthony Burns</a> under the <

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Jul

8

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Merchants, Mariners, Men of God and Mayhem

Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center, 191 W. Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Merchants, Mariners, Men of God and Mayhem: Boston 1845-1855</h3> <h4>July 9</h4> <p>Explore how Boston's North End transformed into a bustling, working-class neighborhood in the 1800s. This 90-minute guided tour will weave together stories of merchants and mariners, as well as social reformers, nativists, and newcomers forging new lives. Visit the sites of historic warehouses and wharves, sailor’s hotels, and immigrant tenements, immersing yourself in the vibrant history that helped shape Boston’s identity.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </stron

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Jul

10

Reenactment

Greenwoodworking Demonstration at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<p>Charles Thompson will demonstrate chairmaking and greenwoodworking techniques. Using traditional hand tools, he will shape and assemble a three-legged stool. Greenwoodworking uses the inherent properties of freshly felled timber to make furniture that will last for generations.</p>

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Jul

15

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Becoming American During the Siege of Boston

Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Becoming American During the Siege of Boston</h3> <h4>July 16 &amp; September 10</h4> <p>During a year under siege, colonists in Boston began to see themselves not as subjects of the crown but as citizens. Discover how a new American identity emerged here in Boston on the eve of the Declaration of Independence. Explore the site of Boston's Mill Pond neighborhood, the home of Rachel and Paul Revere, and the Copps Hill Burying Ground.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point:</strong> Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 0

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Jul

22

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717

Find Your Park Space in the lower level of Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Pirates and Puritans: Cotton Mather and the Pirate Trial of 1717</h3> <h4>July 23 &amp; October 22</h4> <p>In 1717, six captured pirates faced trial for piracy in Boston. Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister, condemned piracy but also offered salvation to these six pirates. This tour will explore the moment during which the opposing worlds of Puritan Boston and piracy collided. Walk in the footsteps of the condemned pirates through Boston’s North End where they met their fate.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </strong>Find Your Park Space in the lower

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Jul

24

Reenactment

Abigail Adams: Love and Politics in the American Revolution at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<div class="column"> <p>Journey back in time through this one-woman play written and performed by Laura Rocklyn. The year is 1788. Abigail and John Adams have just returned from Europe, where John has served as an American envoy to France and England. When greeted with the news that the new United States’ Constitution has finally been ratified and that the first Presidential election is at hand, Abigail looks back over her life at the center of the inspiring and challenging events that led to the creation of this new nation.</p> </div> <p>Performances begin at 1:00, 1:45, and 2:30.</p>

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Jul

29

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Henry Knox, a Pillar of the Early American Republic

Meeting Point: West side of the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Henry Knox: A Pillar of the Early American Republic</h3> <h4>July 30 &amp; August 27</h4> <p>On March 5, 1770, a young Henry Knox witnessed the chaotic scene of the Boston Massacre. This moment sparked the transformation of Knox from a bookstore owner to son of liberty, revolutionary war hero, and Secretary of War. Explore sites that played a significant role during Knox’s life in Boston.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </strong>West side of the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109</p> <p><strong>Final Stop: </strong>Long Wharf

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Aug

5

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston

Find Your Park Space in the lower level of Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> </div> </div> <div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <h3>The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again: Life in 1776 Boston</h3> <h4>August 6 &amp; October 15</h4> <p>When the sun set on June 17, 1775, General Thomas Gage held the heights outside Charlestown at the cost of roughly 1,000 British casualties. Charlestown lay in ruins, and Boston remained a city under siege. Nine months later British soldiers evacuated Boston as General George Washington and the new Continental

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Aug

7

Reenactment

Indigenous Beadwork with Sage Carbone at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<p>Sage Carbone, Boston resident with Indigenous (Northern Narragansett, Mi’kmaq) and colonial ancestry will demonstrate beadwork. Her ongoing projects include the City of Cambridge “Native Voices” to install street signage in the Massachusett language and reinterpret historical markers and collaborating with the Boston Red Sox to host the annual Native American and American Indian Celebration at Fenway Park. Her beadwork can be seen on exhibition at the Cyrus Dallin Museum in Arlington, MA and is available for commission by request.</p>

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Aug

12

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Boston Resists the Fugitive Slave Act

African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>A Man Kidnapped: Boston Resists the Fugitive Slave Act</h3> <h4>August 13 &amp; September 17</h4> <p>On June 2, 1854, more than 1,500 troops marched Anthony Burns down State Street to T wharf where he was taken aboard a steamer bound for Virginia. The arrest, trial, and re-enslavement of Anthony Burns was the last time an enslaver captured and returned a freedom seeker to slavery from Boston.</p> <p>This tour traces paths of resistance by Boston residents as they fought to protect freedom seekers from the Fugitive Slave Act.</p> <p><strong>Meeti

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Aug

14

Reenactment

The Tailor’s Craft at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<p>Clothing historian Henry Cooke takes on the role of an early Boston tailor. Watch as he “takes the measure” of visitors, then sits cross-legged, fashioning waistcoats from luxurious fabrics and “slops” from coarse weaves.</p>

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Aug

19

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Desegregation in the Cradle of Liberty

African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Desegregation in the Cradle of Liberty</h3> <h4>August 20 &amp; September 3</h4> <p>Boston earned its nickname as the “Cradle of Liberty” by fostering the revolutionary ideals and values that serve as the foundation of this country. As the home to the oldest public school in America, Boston has historically considered access to education as one of these core values. But to whom were those doors open for?</p> <p>Explore Boston's long struggle for equal education, from Prince Hall’s petitions of 1787 through 1976 with the fight for school desegreg

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Aug

21

Reenactment

A Visit with Paul Revere at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<div class="column"> <p>Michael Lepage brings Boston’s favorite patriot vividly to life. Learn about the details of his Midnight Ride, his many children, and his work as a gold and silversmith.</p> <p>Performances at 1:00, 1:45, and 2:30</p> </div>

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Aug

26

Reenactment

History at Sunset Walking Tour: Henry Knox, a Pillar of the Early American Republic

Meeting Point: West side of the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109

<div class="StructuredModuleRenderer_structuredContent__k7mNB StructuredModuleRenderer_text__GaXOv" data-testid="text-content"> <div> <p>Join a National Park Service Ranger as they share Boston’s diverse history through unique guided tours.</p> <h3>Henry Knox: A Pillar of the Early American Republic</h3> <h4>July 30 &amp; August 27</h4> <p>On March 5, 1770, a young Henry Knox witnessed the chaotic scene of the Boston Massacre. This moment sparked the transformation of Knox from a bookstore owner to son of liberty, revolutionary war hero, and Secretary of War. Explore sites that played a significant role during Knox’s life in Boston.</p> <p><strong>Meeting Point: </strong>West side of the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109</p> <p><strong>Final Stop: </strong>Long Wharf

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Aug

28

Reenactment

Handmade Craft Demonstration and Sale with the Steinhagens at Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113

<p>Erich and Janice Steinhagen bring their 18th century craft techniques all the way from Connecticut as they demonstrate redware pottery production and the fiber art of spinning. Erich will be throwing pots on the wheel while Janice spins sheep’s wool or flax into yarn. Finished products will be available for sale!</p>

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